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Easy Vegan Amazing Pistachio Cheese

Easy Vegan Amazing Pistachio Cheese

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Vegan cheese that's made from pistachio nuts and is gluten & oil and free of dairy. Quick and easy recipe for a plant based cheese that has no added oils. This nut cheese slices and grates.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 201 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup / 150g Pistachio Nuts shelled I used these ones
  • ½ cup / 40g Nutritional Yeast
  • 1 tbsp Maple syrup / any sweetener
  • 1 tbsp Agar agar powder I used this one
  • 2 cloves of Garlic
  • ½ Lemon juiced
  • 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
  • cups / 350ml Water
  • 2 pinches of Salt

Instructions
 

  • Soak the pistachio nuts in water with a pinch of salt for an hour or overnight.
  • Place half the water and everything else apart from the agar-agar into a blender.
  • Blend nut mixture until smooth in a powerful blender.
  • In a pan put in the remaining half of the water and the agar agar powder.
  • Simmer for 5 mins stirring constantly. Make sure no lumps of agar agar form at the bottom.
  • Take off the heat and stir in the pistachio mixture until combined.
  • Pour nut cheese mixture into a mold lined with greaseproof paper/or clingfilm to give a greater look, nd then chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours, or ideally overnight.
  • Enjoy this Pistachio Cheese within 3 days and keep chilled.

Video

Notes

I used a 3" springform mold to make this but anything like a soup bowl can be used instead.

Nutrition

Calories: 201kcal
Keyword breakfast, cheese, cheesy, dairyfree, glutenfree, healthy, oilfree, pistachio, snack, vegan, wholefood
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